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24 April 1784

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1783-1784
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [on playbill of 23 Apr.]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Sigismunda was at Manchester, 10 Jan. 1778.] Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 7, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #324 1s. (146/2/0; 8/1/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 169/15/0)(charge: #106 10s. 1d.)

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    *p1784 04 24 dl Tancred and Sigismunda. Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Farren (Their 1st appearance i n those characters) ; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer ; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin [Public Advertiser : Kenny], &c.; Laura (1st time)-Miss Kemble ; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]). Also The Deaf Lover. As 24 Nov. 1783. DANCING. As 11 Mar. comment. Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [on playbill of 23 Apr.]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Sigismunda was at Manchester, 10 Jan. 1778.] Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 7, Leicester-fields. Receipts: �324 1s. (146/2/0; 8/1/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 169/15/0)(charge: �106 10s. 1d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1784 04 24 dl Tancred and Sigismunda. Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Farren (Their 1st appearance i n those characters) ; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer ; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin [Public Advertiser : Kenny], &c.; Laura (1st time)-Miss Kemble ; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .hathi.*a1784 04 24 dl The Deaf Lover. ^As17831124^ .hathi.*d1784 04 24 dl ^As17840311^athi .*c1784 04 24 dl Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [on playbill of 23 Apr.]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Sigismunda was at Manchester, 10 Jan. 1778.] Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 7, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #324 1s. (146/2/0; 8/1/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 169/15/0)(charge: #106 10s. 1d.) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43243 | 17840424 | dl | hathi | Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [on playbill of 23 Apr.]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Sigismunda was at Manchester, 10 Jan. 1778.] Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 7, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #324 1s. (146/2/0; 8/1/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 169/15/0)(charge: #106 10s. 1d.)
    Performance: 93089 | 43243 | p | Tancred And Sigismunda | Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Farren (Their 1st appearance i n those characters) ; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer ; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin [Public Advertiser : Kenny], &c.; Laura (1st time)-Miss Kemble ; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
    Cast:
    160915 | 93089 | Tancred | Kemble
    160916 | 93089 | Siffredi | Bensley
    160917 | 93089 | Osmond | Farren
    160918 | 93089 | Rhodolpho | R. Palmer
    160919 | 93089 | Officers | Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin
    160920 | 93089 | Laura | Miss Kemble
    160921 | 93089 | Sigismunda | Mrs Siddons
    Performance: 93090 | 43243 | a | The Deaf Lover | As17831124 .
    AsSeeDate: 93090 | dl | a | As | 17831124
    Cast:
    587348 | 93090 | John | Burton
    587349 | 93090 | William | Alfred
    587350 | 93090 | Joe | Wilson
    587351 | 93090 | Robert | Kenny
    587352 | 93090 | Meadows
    587353 | 93090 | Canteen | Suett
    587354 | 93090 | Young Wrongward | Phillimore
    587355 | 93090 | Groom | Fawcett
    587356 | 93090 | Sternhold | Wrighten
    587357 | 93090 | Cook | Chaplin
    587358 | 93090 | Old Wrongward | Baddeley
    587359 | 93090 | Sophia | Miss Wheeler
    587360 | 93090 | Chambermaid | Miss Barnes
    587361 | 93090 | Betsy Blossom | Mrs Wilson
    Performance: 93091 | 43243 | d | As17840311athi
    AsSeeDate: 93091 | dl | d | As | 17840311

Mainpiece

Title: Tancred And Sigismunda
Comments:
Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Farren (Their 1st appearance i n those characters) ; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer ; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin [Public Advertiser : Kenny], &c.; Laura (1st time)-Miss Kemble ; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1745
Author: James Thomson
Birth: 1700
Death: 1748

Afterpiece

Title: The Deaf Lover
Comments:
As17831124 .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Deaf Lover
Publish Date: 1780
Birth: 1750
Death: 1788
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829
Work Title: The Device
Publish Date:
Birth: 1750
Death: 1788

Dance

Comment: As17840311athi

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